Oliver McBurnie

McBurnie's current-season form is level with last season (Season 55→55), while his Rating held around 45. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 55).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Hull City · 9th	7	0	1	6.64	45	55
2025/26	Hull City · 6th	40	18	7	6.98	45	55
2024/25	Las Palmas · 19th	38	3	6	6.81	55	29
2023/24	Sheffield Utd · 20th	24	6	3	6.97	62	29
2022/23	Sheffield Utd · 2nd	37	13	2	7.05	64	38

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland	16	0
Scotland U21	11	2
Scotland U19	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerGoal-getting Centre-forward

O. McBurnie is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Hull City, enjoying a standout season — 18 goals and 7 assists in 40 appearances, a Season grade of 55, top 5% of Championship centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 44.6, ranking 174th of 272 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (72.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.71 goal contributions per 90 (0.51 goals, 0.2 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McBurnie.

Judged on this season alone, McBurnie graded 55 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 22 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 18 goals and 7 assists in 40 appearances (0.708 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 55 → 55). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 13th of 22 of the 22 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 30 McBurnie is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 17.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — McBurnie is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential13th of 22 centre-forwards · Championship Current seasonTop 5% centre-forwards · Championship 1st-best centre-forward in the Championship 174th in the Championship · potential 13th-highest potential centre-forward in the Championship

44.6

Ratingi

13th of 22 centre-forwards

55.4

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

72.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.71

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Hull City finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.45

Goals / app

18 goals in 40 appearances (0.45 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for an upper-table side (6th of 24). He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 25 goal contributions (0.63 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 72.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.71 goal contributions per 90 (0.51 goals, 0.2 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 44.6, McBurnie carries the 13th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship of 22. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.71 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %72.1%

Available fixtures49 of 49

Goals / 900.509

Assists / 900.198

Goal contribution / 900.708

Defensive actions / 901.472

Player flow

Goal involvements25

Cards / 900.255

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~34), then tapers with age. At 30, McBurnie sits on 17.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is McBurnie's projected Rating — 44.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals18

Passing

Assists7

Defending

Tackles32

Interceptions8

Blocks12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

€19.1M total transfer fees · 10 moves

Hull CityAug 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Las PalmasJul 2024 – Aug 2025Free

Sheffield UtdAug 2019 – Jul 2024€ 19.1M

SwanseaJul 2018 – Aug 2019

Barnsleyuntil Jul 2018

Swansea(back from loan)Jul 2016 – Jul 2018

Bristol Rovers(on loan)Mar 2016 – Jul 2016

Newport County(on loan)Nov 2015 – Mar 2016

SwanseaJul 2015 – Nov 2015

CChester(on loan)Mar 2015 – Jul 2015

Bradford(back from loan)Feb 2015 – Mar 2015

CChesteruntil Feb 2015

About O. McBurnie

Oliver Robert McBurnie is a 30-year-old centre-forward who plays for Hull City, born on June 4, 1996 in Leeds, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Scotland.

This season

In the current season, O. McBurnie has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 622 minutes, averaging a 6.35 match rating over his last 7 rated games, with 3 yellow cards.

When O. McBurnie plays, Hull City's record this season is 2W-3D-2L — and his match ratings average 6.39 at home against 6.32 on the road.

Recent matches

October 17, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Fulham (90 minutes, 6.07 rating)
October 11, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Everton (90 minutes, 6.28 rating)
September 19, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Newcastle (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
September 12, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Chelsea (82 minutes, 1 assist, 6.72 rating)
September 5, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Aston Villa (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 29, 2026: 1-0 win away at Coventry (96 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 22, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Manchester United (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates O. McBurnie at 44.6 with a Season form score of 55.4, ranking 174th of 272 centre-forwards in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Premier League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, O. McBurnie has totalled 341 club appearances with 97 goals and 26 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 42 appearances for Swansea.

O. McBurnie's career has also included time at Las Palmas, Sheffield Utd, Swansea, Barnsley, Bristol Rovers, Newport County, CChester and Bradford.

On the international stage, O. McBurnie has represented Scotland, Scotland U21, Scotland U19 — 30 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Hull City finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points